During operational search activities, militia officers detained a 61-year-old resident of the Sino district of Dushanbe on suspicion of fraud.
In 2018, the suspect gained the trust of a 58-year-old resident of the Matcha district under the pretext that at the latter's point of sale of oil and gas products, an amount of 1 million US dollars was transferred to his son under a purchase and sale agreement officially registered in a state notary office. The money was not returned and was spent on their own needs.
A criminal case has been initiated against the suspect under Part 3 of Article 247 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan, an investigation is underway.
Also, as a result of operational search activities, militia officers detained a 36-year-old resident of the city of Khujand on suspicion of committing this crime.
From August 6 to August 28, 2025, the suspect fraudulently took advantage of the trust of a 51-year-old local resident, under the pretext of bringing building materials from the territory of the Russian Federation, took 300 thousand US dollars from him, promised to return the money in a short time, but did not return the amount received. A criminal case has been initiated against the suspect under Part 4 of Article 247 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan, an investigation is underway.